What color is #38455D?

#38455D is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Pi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #38455D?

The RGB value is 56, 69, 93: 56 red, 69 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #38455D?

The complementary color is #5D5038, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #38455D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#38455D color

#38455D rgb(56, 69, 93)

Shades of blue

The hex color #38455D is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 22% red, 27.1% green and 36.5% blue (56, 69, 93).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 25% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Pi (#314159), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.64:1).

#38455D color codes

HEX	`#38455D`
RGB	`rgb(56, 69, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(22%, 27.1%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 25%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 40%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 26%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.13, 1.59, -15.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.13, 15.95, 275.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.734, 5.887, 11.188)`
Decimal	`3687773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #38455D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #38455D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#38455D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #38455D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #38455d; }
.text { color: #38455d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #38455d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(56 69 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #38455d, #3e385d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #38455D?: #38455D is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Pi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #38455D?: The RGB value is 56, 69, 93: 56 red, 69 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #38455D?: The complementary color is #5D5038, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #38455D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.